Title: The Boss and Her Billionaire
Author:
Michele de Winton
Publisher:
Entangled Publishing
Length:
60,000 words
Genre:
Romance
Sub-Genre:
Contemporary
Sub-Categories:
Adventure, Comedy, Holiday romance
Heat
Level: Sizzling (Highly explicit sex scenes/language)
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BLURB:
Cruise director Michaela Western has
everything she wants—everything except a sex life. But there are no secrets on
cruise ships. She risked her job once for a dalliance with the Captain, and
won’t do it again for a few minutes of toe-curling pleasure. Until a devilishly
handsome new staffer with a body made for sin tempts her to walk on the wild
side...
Investment billionaire Dylan Johns
always gets what he wants. He is used to giving orders—not taking them—until
he’s forced to go on hiatus from his investment company. To bide his time and
carry out an old dream, he takes a job on a cruise ship—and ends up taking
orders from his gorgeous, but uptight, new boss. He is determined to loosen her
up with a fun onboard romance, but their no-strings fling turns serious and
Dylan is forced to confess his lies.
When the affair threatens to shatter
Michaela’s own career dreams, she finds herself caught between the devil and
the deep blue sea.
EXCERPT
#1:
“Okay then, bandmaster. Take us away,” George
called and sat back in his seat.
The band started up, a soaring number with
orchestral strings and a fabulous cello part played on the bandmaster’s
keyboard. Her heart was swept up with the incredible music to a point somewhere
close to the center of the high-arched theater ceiling. Her head swayed, and
she wanted nothing more than to be pulled up into someone’s arms and swung
around the stage. Someone with a broad chest at the perfect height for her to
rest her head on. Someone just like Dylan Johns.
Stop
it. You’re working.
The stage began to brighten, and in among the
props Michaela discerned the smallest amount of movement. “Oh,” she gasped. Two
statues were actually people, painted white and now moving through the set.
“You like?” George’s grin flashed brightly
even in the dimmed light of the audience. “That Dylan makes a better statue
than anything made of stone,” he whispered.
EXCERPT #2:
“The bastard,” Felicity hissed. “Saying that
a woman couldn’t do your job. As if he would do any better—he needs a staff of
ten to make sure he doesn’t forget anything.”
Michaela smiled. Oh, it was good to smile.
“And the captain said it’s Dylan who’s been
telling tall tales? The bloody cheek! I’ll have that man on toast.”
“We did sort of...” Michaela hesitated, but
there was nothing to lose now. “Dylan and I... We...”
“You fox!” Felicity’s delight was immediate.
“Was he scrumptious?”
“Oh, God!” Michaela’s heart dropped again at
the thought of the gossip that was even now whirling around the ship.
“Everyone’s been saying I seduced him. That I used my position to take
advantage.”
“And I bet it was him that snared you, wasn’t
it? The toad, trying to look squeaky clean.” Felicity switched from triumphant
sex-gossip to compassionate friend in a heartbeat. “What’s he trying to prove,
that he’s hot enough to score cruise director for starters and then have
dessert of those dancing twins? Just wait until I get hold of him.”
EXCERPT
#3:
“Like I said, I don’t do holidays. If I’d had
to sit around and read a book for this long, I already would have gone crazy.”
Dylan smiled at her, a coronary-inducing,
thigh-quivering smile. She wanted to throw herself at him, but he stood up.
“So, ready for some fun?”
He’d said it again. Fun. Of course. For a moment, she thought he was going to say
something different. That there might be something more between them than a bit
of fun. But no, fun was just what she needed. At least for now.
“Can we start again?” she asked.
Dylan’s smile was delicious—the green of both
ocean and forest in his eyes, and the heat in their depths sparkled. “To fun?”
he asked and held out his hand.
“Fun,” she said, taking it, her heart racing.
“Now, about that snorkeling,” he said. “Race
you to change?”
Michaela wondered at what his definition of
fun might be. As she changed into her pale blue bikini in the luxurious
bathroom, her skin tingled, and when she emerged she felt Dylan’s gaze as if
his eyes had physically stroked her.
REVIEWS:
“I ate this book up, just could not turn
my kindle off! The
story cleverly eschews the romance novel formula by having the female lead in
the position of power as the cruise director...and the hunky male lead is a
dancer. I particularly enjoyed the dance scenes - the rehearsals, description
of performances and interplay between dancers. Often i find the support
characters are barely sketched in other romance novels but in this story they
are fully fleshed, interesting and often hilarious. And the chemistry between
the leads bursts off the page - they're hot! Move over Love Boat...this has
made me want to go on a cruise!”- Megan Beard, Amazon review
"Better than the
love boat. Yep, it's a big call
but I think Michaela Western makes a better Cruise Director than Lauren Tewes.
More smarts, more sass, and more self respect. Eventually anyway. I really
liked it. I wasn't sure I was going to, because I didn't know how having the
hero go from Investment banker to dancer was going to play out, but it works.
Really works. I loved Dylan, and the sex scenes were hot. If this is a debut
I'm looking forward to the next one." – Jess, Amazon review
“I loved this book! It has a great premise, being set on a
cruise ship in the middle of the pacific, and it breaks some of the usual
boring 'rules' of romance by having a sexy dancer as the male lead, and his
boss as the heroine. The chemistry sizzled, and I really got into the
characters. It kept me up reading into the small hours, and I had work the next
day, but it was worth it! Even the side characters worked for me. The banter
between Michaela and her friend Felicity cracked me up - which is something I'm
always looking for. For a debut, this is an especially good one. Looking
forward for more from this writer.” - Trudi Jaye, Amazon review
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
Michele was born in the mid 1970’s
amid a burgeoning sprawl of vineyards and new retirement homes. Despite
training in law (or perhaps because of it) she has been a dancer, producer,
writer, and all round arty type in various countries for most of her life. Now
back home in New Zealand
You
can find Michele on:
Post
a comment on her blog http://micheledewinton.blogspot.co.nz/
Drop
her a line through http://www.micheledewinton.com
She
also blogs at The Naked Hero as The Luna goddess: http://www.thenakedhero.com
And on the Indulgence blog: http://entangledindulgence.wordpress.com/
Michele De Winton has done a great work in bringing us her Novel The Boss and Her Billionaire. I read the book in a few hours number one because I was pressed for time but also because I wanted to know if the two Michaela and Dylan would settle their differences and come together. It was fast paste and believable, and the romantic setting of the holiday, the ship and the various destinations peaked the imagination.
Both characters Michaela and Dylan had strong characters that was shaped by their circumstances to bring us a romantic love story. The heat was on from the moment Michaela looked into the emerald eyes and found her love in his arms. The age difference was no issue to both and they handled it like grown adults. Although I thought that Dylan was easily sidetracked by his family. It is good to have a love for them but not that you would jeopardise your own future for it. He almost did but at the end got the messages. The back drop of the cruise ship and the everyday hardships they faced made the story strong and believable. So much I want to know where I can apply [smile].
Sometimes circumstances move us away from our own dreams but if you believe in yourself you can still do it even if you are older as in Dylan's case. That always makes it a good lesson in life.
Well done Michele De Winton.
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